Starting with some classes at Sewn and Quilted for the summer school, moving on to adding classes each month at Sewn and Quilted ( more info later) , classes in Bendigo and Kilmore, then the AQC, off to Nantes for 2 classes, Vic Quilters show and the big one I am going to Houston this year, first time ever …..

It feels like I have hibernating for a long time but in fact the fingers have been quite busy…. After the tremendous success of “Pêle-Mêle” and feeling like more clamshells I designed and nearly completed a second version in modern fabrics with new designs. The release of this new version will be at the Brisbane show in Octobre. And the name ( drumroll ) “Pêle-Mêle …. encore”.

I am now clamshelled out for a bit.

Other exciting news I will be back next year in Nantes at the salon “Pour l’Amour du Fil” with Quiltmania, translating and teaching 2 classes, I am looking forward to it. More details later.

And our bees are doing very well, we are about to put the super ( that’s where they can store honey) on the hive and let them do their magic….

It has been a month already since I came back from Nantes and the Quiltmania expo with my head full of new ideas. The fingers can hardly keep up. I am about to finish a project, have started a couple of new ones ( as you do) and enrol for Spanish classes. I should be able to make myself understood by next year. It is wonderful to go back to studies especially for fun!

We have put the bees in their winter spot, hive in the sun and one less box to keep warm. They are still harvesting but like us at a slower pace.

I will be at the Victorian Quilter showcase, working behind the counter of Sewn and Quilted and this year I shall be going to the Brisbane’s show in October, I am looking forward to new horizons.

Last week was the AQC show and it was wonderful to see so many ladies and being able to talk to some of my fans ( I have more than I thought). Now the final touches for Nantes at the end of NEXT WEEK . This week is somehow more relax, the garden needs attention, and on the 20th my son and I will be leaving for Geneva and then Nantes, where I’ll be translating and teaching as well… very exciting.

It has been a long time since my last post, first a Happy New Year, lots of sewing and laughter.

After a nice break, lots being done in the garden, and I even managed to finish 2 quilts ( shall I start 2 more?).

There are few exciting news for me this year; I am going to start teaching once a month at Sewn and Quilted in Blackburn, but if you prefer you could join me in Nantes for a class at the Quiltmania Salon ” Pour l’amour du fil” or why not coming at The Quilt Shop in Eltham and learn how to make The ChOok Quilt ?

Plenty of opportunities for me to meet some of you….

Cheers

P.S : my son took the picture of the blue banded bee ( native bee) on the banner

It has been quite a while since my last post. The garden has taken most of my time, between weeding and planting and of course the bees…

It is a steep learning curve and fascinating. To my question will my bees swarm I had neither a yes or no and now I know why, basically you cannot predict if they will do it. Ours did, twice, it is a bit scary but magnificent to see a swarm. We caught the first one and put it in a new beehive, and we rehomed the second one. We now have 2 beehives and lots and lots of bees. And hopefully honey to last us a whole year.

And there is something to say about bees or pollinators in a garden, my apricot trees is loaded with fruits, and my red currants ( which never did really well for the past 5 years) the branches bending with the weight of little red berries. And the raspberries bushes…

I made a deal with my bees ( I have told them) I will be in the garden early and late during the day and they can have it for the rest of it, I got stung few times and I didn’t enjoy the experience (and the poor little ones died…).

And in between all of this I still manage to start few projects, and hopefully some will be well on their way to be finished by the end of the year ( at least one)

After coming back from the Sydney show I thought it would be a good idea to have a break and make a small quilt without a pattern and using most of my bright modern fabrics. It never turns the way you want. It is a BIG quilt, you can buy the pattern and I have another plastic container with more bright modern fabrics. I hope you’ll like it as much as I do…